India - The Gond monuments of Ramnagar, Mandla

The region formerly known as the Central Provinces of India and covering parts of the present-day states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra; was historically called Gondwana, “the Land of the Gonds’ or home of the largest heterogenous tribe of India, the Gond tribe. Four major kingdoms which ruled over Gondwana included the Garha-Mandla kingdom that reigned between 1300 AD to 1789 AD. The community has been primarily involved in hunting, food gathering, pastoral occupations, agriculture, martial assignments, trade and commerce, herbal medicine, and they were rulers as well.

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